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LOVE WORKS DAILY 05/17/07 - LOVE WORKS TOP TEN
 

May is here, and love is in the air...well, actually
Love is always in the air...if you just take the time
to stop and breathe some in!  Love to you!
 
 
INSPIRATIONAL MOMENT:
(Great Thoughts By History's Inspired Thinking Men and Women)
 
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about
 things that matter.
 
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
 

TIM's BLOG
(Random Thoughts and Tim's Daily World):
 
Good Morning Thursday.  Hope all is well in your part of
the world and the sun is shining on you today even if it is
cloudy outside!
 
 
 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT:
(Brand New and Classic Love Works Essays 2001-2007)
 
My wife bought a book recently called "Dealing With People
You Can't Stand", Dr. Rick Brickman and Dr. Rick Kirshner.
(Hey what happened to Dr. Richard...Two Drs. named Rick
writing a book on people you can't stand...Classic! See #2 Below)
 
I remarked,  "got that so you can deal with me? "
 
She replied, "Actually,  yes. And how to deal with people in
general.
 
OK.  Fair enough.
 
I glanced through the book,  and to my relief,  this book wasn't
about me at all.  (See #4 & 5 below)
 
Although I found I didn't fit any one of their MOST UNWANTED
categories (and isn't that a lovely sentiment! (see #2 below),  I did cross
heavily into several of them.
 
So I thought...before I dismissed the topic altogether...
and implied that the authors were foolish and ill-informed.
 
Maybe we should look at the authors Top Ten List....
TOP TEN PEOPLE WE CAN'T STAND
 
1. The Tank
2. The Sniper
3. The Grenade
4.  The Know-It-All
5. The Think-They-Know-It-All
6. The YES person
7. The Maybe Person
8. The Nothing Person
9. The No Person
10. The Whiner
 
Well,  These people do irritate me....alot.
 
The TANK loves to run right over you...whether they know where
they are going or not.
 
The SNIPER likes to hit you when you don't see it coming and
disappear.
 
The GRENADE is likely to go off at any time in a most
explosive way.
 
The KNOW-IT-ALL...well,  you just can't tell them anything...
I mean you can...but you're WRONG.  So don't bother.
 
The THINK-THEY-KNOW-IT-ALL...well,  you just can't get a word in,
and you can't tell the truth from the fiction.
(Also Known as the Bullsh*&^er)
 
The YES person is ...how shall I say this....Always very close
to the Bosses...uh....seat cushion.
 
The MAYBE person can't ever get off the fence. Well they might
tomorrow, or today....or maybe not.  Ask me again later.
 
The NOTHING person is really good at taking up valuable space
and breathing valuable air..and eating donuts..but have no
idea what they stand for...or even how they contribute to anything.
 
And the WHINER....If they'd stop complaining for 10 minutes
they might actually get something done.  Chronic Drama!
 
Ok...Good enough....Top Ten LEAST WANTED....
 
We could spend a few months debating how to deal with 'em,
fix 'em,  change 'em,  avoid 'em and have a happy live without 'em.
 
But you know the big problem I have with this idea...
 
As my opening remarks indicated, I have been known to
have traits similar to almost all the folks on the LEAST WANTED list.
 
I have certainly been know to roll over folks in conversation
from time to time. I have enjoyed getting my little "sniper" attacks
in from time to time, and those who are around me know that
my temper can get the best of me sometimes and I can just "go off"
for no good reason.  As for the Know-It-All Part...I do KNOW-IT-ALL...
so that's a toughy, so we can forget about the THING-I-KNOW-IT-ALL,
that's just redundant.  I've said YES, from time to time, when it
served me best, but wasn't really the truth.  And I have certainly
stuck with MAYBE to keep myself from having to commit a position.
When I was young, I was frightened of other peoples opinions, and
I was certainly a NOTHING person. As for WHINER, I'm not sure about that, but
I sure do complain alot about people who WHINE....
 
So you can see...I, Tim, your humble host and guide in this
things called LOVE WORKS DAILY is actually at least 8 of the
LEAST WANTED people.
 
I'm People we CAN'T STAND.
 
I'm People we need books to learn to DEAL WITH.
 
I'm a Person that's got an idea!
 
How about we forget the list...or better yet...make one
that is 6 billion people long....
 
And make a NEW LIST.....
 
MOST LOVABLE!
 
NEW BOOK TITLE:
 
HOW TO LOVE ALL THOSE PEOPLE YOU THINK YOU CAN'T STAND...
WHICH,  IN MOST CASES, INCLUDES THE ONE
PERSON THAT NEEDS YOUR LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING THE MOST....
 
YOURSELF!
 

Love In Thought! Love In Word! Love In Action!
 
Love To You Today!
 
 
 
"May we endeavor today to increase our understanding and appreciation of
what others have given and contributed to us. And develop constant,
mindful consideration of how our thoughts and actions will BENEFICIALLY
CONTRIBUTE to others"
 
The best to you today in discovering the answers to life's difficult
questions!
 
 
 
A Final Thought:
 
Love is always the right thing to do. Even if it isn't the easiest
thing to do.
 
May we have compassion for the struggles of others, wisdom to
acknowledge our own, and courage to address them both every day.
 
Respectfully,
Tim
 

This is a daily newsletter of LOVE WORKS DAILY:
A collective of individuals of different beliefs and
backgrounds, dedicated to a better world by living LOVE in thought,
word and action. Compassion. Wisdom. Courage.
 
 

Or read us on the web:
http://loveworks.ebloggy.com/
 
 
Nam Myoho Renge Kyo
Peace be with you.
 
from LOVE WORKS DAILY 10/25/05
(c)2007 T.Thomas Henry
 
 
 
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